Stay updated on cyber attacks worldwide. Explore expert insights, threat trends, and prevention strategies to protect your business from evolving cybersecurity risks.
Are your web apps insecure low hanging fruit? Fortify your online storefront as securely as you would your brick-n-mortar business. Migration to EMV shifts hacker focus to online fraud. PEN test your web apps and implement a business-grade Web Application Firewall!
Few things are more sought-after by hackers than private credit card and payment data, Stealing credit and debit card numbers for fraudulent use is as popular as ever with cybercriminals. And recent data suggests they’re increasingly turning to card-not-present fraud.
Are banks overconfident in their ability to protect against cyber threats? According to Accenture’s 2016 Global Survey on High Performance Security, 80% of banking respondents are confident facing cyber threats, yet 1 in 3 breach attempts succeed. Only 13% of banking respondents cited investment in Cybersecurity training.
Don’t rest on cyber-laurels, seek continuous Cybersecurity training!
Given the recent Kmart security breach of credit card numbers being compromised we can see that persistent vigilance is essential given evolving malware threats. Single “Point-in-Time”compliance doesn’t equal “Secure”.
As you can see in the chart below it is essential to continuously asses the degree to which your business is being compliant. There should be a constant cycle of assessing, detecting, adjusting, and remediating to ensure that your business stays secure from malicious hackers.
Cybersecurity threats are ever increasing yet the investment in increasing security measures is staying the same. 87% of Finance execs expect rise in breaches but only 49% will increase spend!
Hotels & Restaurants Hospitality segment is plagued by Point-of-Sale incidents, opportunistic hackers are stealing financial PII. Businesses are lacking an IT dept but still accepting credit cards, making Hospitality SMBs (Small to Medium Businesses) a prime mark. Installation of scraper takes seconds but detecting, containing the breach, and mitigating impact could take months.
Continued recognition, vigilance, and preparedness against evolving Cyberthreats are key to building up a robust Threat Management posture.
There was a time not so long ago that any time one needed a Wi-Fi signal, we had our pick of networks to join. By our count, approximately 5% of available SOHO (Small Office, Home Office) networks were entirely unsecured / lacked a password! Then, seemingly almost overnight, it was nearly impossible to find an unsecured, open WiFi network.
If the main entry to your house is protected by your front door, your computer network is protected by a firewall — a term that originally hails from the automotive industry. In a car, a firewall is a metal barrier that separates the engine compartment from passengers, thus protecting us if a fire ignites in the engine. In the same manner, an electronic firewall is placed between the internet and your network to protect / shield your system infrastructure from the conflagration an intrusion could produce.
We all think our passwords are more or less secure. We use multiple variations or letters, numbers and symbols and change them on a regular basis. We keep passwords carefully hidden on a spreadsheet or Post-it notes, all to keep cybercriminals from getting into our business. But the fact is, over 80 percent of all data breaches today are still password-related.